Cubs win first World Series game since 1945

Jake Arrieta made a teasing run at history, Kyle Schwarber drove in two runs and the North Siders brushed off a shutout to even the World Series with their first Fall Classic win in 71 years, a 5-1 finish over the Cleveland Indians, the Associated Press writes.

—Now the Cubs have returned home for the next three games and city officials vowed to step up security over the weekend, Crain's Greg Hinz writes, with more police officers, new restrictions on alcohol and driving and other safety measures in Wrigleyville.

—And if you make it through security, you can try watching the game in bars around Wrigley, where it can cost as much as $250 a pop for admission. More from DNAinfo.

The county is poised to join Chicago after passing a plan to hike the minimum wage by 2020—and the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce isn't happy. the AP has details.

Groupon finds a bargain in lagging LivingSocial

The digital marketplace's former rival faded fast, once valued at $6 billion, and went cheap—but investors aren't sure they like the acquisition, Crain's John Pletz writes. Groupon shares were down 7 percent in after-market trading.

Lombard looks online for missed hotel taxes

The western suburb could get nearly $460,000 from six online travel agencies, including Expedia and Orbitz, after winning a lawsuit alleging the companies failed to pay enough hotel taxes, the Tribune reports.

Kerry gets mixed reaction in TPP push during Chicago visit

A failure to approve the trade deal would be a major setback for U.S. interests in Asia, Kerry told the Chicago Council on Global Affairs on Wednesday, in remarks that drew applause and boos alike. Reuters has more.

Now accepting proposals to remake Trump Tower

Among the suggestions received so far: Converting the Chicago skyscraper into the "'She's a Ten' Shelter for Victims of Domestic Abuse" and “Bone Palace for Scott Baio.” Writer and performer Ian Belknap has even more thoughts in this Crain's op-ed.

Facebook says users can't stop it from using biometric data

An Illinois law protecting privacy and personal digital info rights is at the center of court cases in Chicago focusing on how companies like the social media giant and Google can use potentially invasive technologies, Bloomberg writes. While millions of internet users embrace the tagging of family and friends in photos, others worry there's something devious afoot.

How a 105-year-old manufacturer came up with a new hit product

To meet customers' needs, a five-person team from Federal Signal spent months with utility crews and contractors, observing them make subterranean repairs. More on these Innovators from Crain's.

Wheaton College needs to recognize unconscious bias

Based on an investigation by a 15-member task force, a report scrutinized the actions of former Provost Stanton Jones in terminating Larycia Hawkins, the Evangelical school's first female African-American tenured professor, who wore a hijab to express solidarity with Muslims. WBEZ has more.

OpenOversight is aimed at the Chicago Police Department, one of many agencies across the country that uses social media to monitor public events. The web tool is intended to help people file misconduct complaints, but some worry it could endanger officers' lives. City Labs has the details.